And Here We Go, Transformers 3 Talks

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Welp, it has finally come to that day. Reports from Mr. Bay’s website/blog:

Nelson here…

I spoke to Michael today and he had a little update on his future projects:

  • He will be meeting later this week with Steven Spielberg, and Ehren Kruger to discuss ideas for Transformers 3. By the end of the week he should have an idea if Transformers 3 will hit your local cineplex in the summer of 2011 or 2012.
  • In the meantime “Pain & Gain” is looking very possible as is…
  • …Bad Boys 3. Either film coming to a theater near you before or after Transformers 3.

So this could be scary, hairy, weary, and everything inbetween……I expect all story to be thrown out of the windows by now and I’m sure Megatron will be dry humping Optimus Primes leg or something.

The Story Behind Pirates 4: On Stranger Tides?

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Earlier, Disney announced at the D23 Expo, the big news of the titled Pirates movie to be named Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and will be out Summer of 2011.

Comingsoon.net speculates that the subtitle “On Stranger Tides” refers to author Tim Powers’ novel with the same name. The following is the official description of the book:

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Bruce Campbell: Much Ado About Spider-Man 4

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At the premiere for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on Saturday, Bruce Campbell told Access Hollywood that Spider-Man 4 will start shooting in January 2010 and that he’ll have a larger part:

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D23 Expo: Prince of Persia & The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Surprise guests Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicolas Cage showed off two of next year’s big summer films, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol Trailer

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Yahoo! Movies has debuted the trailer for Disney’s A Christmas Carol, writer/director Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation featuring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn and Cary Elwes.

Opening in conventional and IMAX theaters on November 6th, the film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Carrey plays eight different characters in the film, including the alternate versions of Scrooge.

You can watch the trailer here at, Yahoo! Movies, since all embedding has been disabled on YouTube. ARG!

Jason Segal and Muppets Join Forces

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Another long-standing series of sorts got a big push today as The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made! was also unveiled through a song and dance number by a whole slew of Muppets on stage. The film is indeed being written by Jason Segel (as we first found out about over a year ago) and it seems like the idea for this flick comes from another that was in development by Jim Henson himself back in 1985.  The idea had Gonzo directing a Hollywood movie and very quickly running out of money to make it, and it seems this same story will be at the heart of Segel’s Muppet movie. Though some of the more recent Muppet fare has been lackluster (Muppets from Space anybody?) I love these fuzzy puppets, and with Jason Segel writing, I don’t think this can go wrong.

Box Office Battlefield: 9, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Sorority Row, and Whiteout

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Once again, a weekend has come upon us. With a new weekend comes new movies. Here are you movies for the weekend of September 11, 2009 and my opinion whether they are worth your time viewing:

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Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides?

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According to /Film, at the D23 Expo, it was released that the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is currently subtitled, On Stranger Tides. What does this mean? The new movie is up for shooting around the April 2010 time frame. This would be the start of a whole new trilogy and luckily without Orlando Bloom. These won’t be shot back to back like the original trilogy, so maybe we’ll get a decent Pirates movie……

Can They Make It Work? Akira The Life Action Film…

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Well apparently, according to Collider, there have been news on new screenwriters for the Akira live action movie. Warner Bros. Pictures is still going along with the development of this film and hired screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. The duo co-wrote the first Iron Man movie and Children of Men.

Akira is based on anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s six-volume graphic novel masterwork. The film is said to take place in “New Manhattan,” a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years ago. The famous motorcycle will also definitely be a part of the film. This is one of the most praised anime of all time, so we’ll see what they can do with this. Can the original be justified in live action form?

Afterlife & Begins…A Resident Evil Story

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Well, it had to be done sooner or later. After the fourth 3-D installment of Resident Evil, Afterlife, it is confirmed by Bloody Disgusting that Sony Screen Gems will continue with the franchise with a complete reboot currently titled Resident Evil: Begins. With only less than a decade since the first RE film arose, will this reboot satisfy the hunger of zombie fans? Maybe this could be a good thing. Begins will take place basically right where the first film came in with a psycho computer killing scientists with a military unit going in to solve this little dilemma. I’m not saying the current RE films have been bad, although the first two were a lot better than the third. This reboot could be a lot better and revamp the franchise to more of the story from the videogames. We’ll have to see how this pans out. I wouldn’t mind some Jill Valentine story.